Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
February 19, 2003

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:)

In accordance with section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as amended, I am providing a report prepared by my Administration
on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question
covering the period December 1, 2002, through January 31, 2003. The
previous submission covered events from October 1, 2002, through
November 30, 2002.

My Administration was particularly active during this reporting
period in supporting U.N. Secretary-General Annan's efforts to foster a
comprehensive Cyprus settlement on the basis of the plan he has
proposed. Although such a settlement did not emerge at the European
Union's Summit in Copenhagen in December, intense diplomatic activity
has continued. Secretary Powell, Under Secretary Marc Grossman,
Special Cyprus Coordinator Thomas Weston, and Ambassador to Cyprus
Michael Klosson are encouraging all relevant parties to maintain a
spirit of compromise and a commitment to reaching an agreement by
February 28, 2003. I will do the same as part of our continuing
commitment to the U.N. effort to find a just and lasting settlement for
Cyprus.